HomepageLCSDP Objectives and Activities
1. To gain world heritage listing for the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape.
Achievements
In 2003, the Gunditjmara traditional owners nominated the Indigenous heritage values of the Mt Eccles, Lake Condah and Tyrendarra area for the newly established Australian National Heritage List.
The nomination was strongly supported by the LCSDP, the district community and the Victorian Government.
In July 2004, the Australian Government declared the Budj Bim National Heritage List as the first Indigenous place on the National Heritage List.
Planning and onsite activities have been facilitated by the LCSDP, Gunditjmara traditional owners and Winda Mara Aboriginal Corporation.
Current Activities
The LCSDP is working towards a World Heritage Nomination for the Budj Bim landscape and its nationally recognised Indigenous values.
In October 2008, the LCSDP Manager travelled to the UNCESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris, France to discuss the potential of a world heritage nomination and the management requirements if the nomination was successfully listed.
The LCSDP will be facilitating two scientific symposiums to consolidate the cultural and scientific work over the past decade into a World Heritage nomination. The first symposium will be held in 2009 with the second and final symposium held in early 2010.
The LCSDP will work with the Victorian and Australian Governments during this time to ensure that the required procedures and protocols are followed correctly.
Alongside the scientific work required for a World Heritage nomination, an important component is the strong and demonstrable community support for the process and nomination.2. To restore permanent water to Lake Condah as a major cultural and wetlands restoration project.